Ah, I genuinely laughed out loud at the switch update. It's that little switch on the wall that looks like a lightswitch, right? And in our case, not even in the same ROOM as the furnace. Really, that thing should have a neon sign on it - DO NOT TOUCH THIS SWITCH! I'm sure the furnace guys probably make more than half their profits from that switch. (We got a freebie when we called to make an appointment and the first thing the guy said was, 'Did you check the switch?")

I feel your pain on the furnace. A couple of years ago our furnace stopped working and we called the service people and when he got here, he discovered that the filter was so full no air could get through. Um, shouldn't someone tell new homeowners to change the furnace filter? How were we supposed to know?!?

Crap. At least the update was good, though you might feel a little sheepish, like my mother did the other day when she called to tell me her computer wasn't working and I asked her if it was turned on...

Dani - Yup - just like a light switch. Ours is mounted on the wall right next to the stairs, within easy reach of little fingers. We just moved a lot of the toys downstairs (into what used to be the office and we're now referring to as "the new playroom!"), so the increased trips up and down the stairs obviously presented an irresistible temptation.

Mad - You totally need to start up a Verse Novel Tuesday. I can see it really catching on. (Should we all read Aurora Leigh just to gear up for it?)

You know, my hubs would rather pull out all his nails than call a repair guy b/c he claims he can fix anything. Well, one time he couldn't fix the a/c. Repair guy showed up, removed a dead cockroach from some connector thingy and voila. $53 for the service call.

Switch turned off, huh? This might be just the thing I needed today to cheer me up. I know, I know, that seems, well, mean. It is mean, I guess. But that totally cracked me up and I really needed to be cracked up.